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The article discusses the significance of the documentary series "Drive to Survive," selected as the 2021 Series of the Year by the periodical "Sports Illustrated," to Formula One (F1) racing in the U.S. and driver Romain Grosjean. The increase in interest in F1 is manifested in a significant increase in people who watched the F1 race in Austin, Texas in October. Grosjean was featured in three seasons of the series. Also described is the role of the series to his IndyCar racing.

The article discusses the surge in popularity of Formula One racing in the U.S., partly due to the Netflix series Drive to Survive. However, it points out that the current dominance of Max Verstappen and his team has made rooting for an underdog futile. The article then highlights the remarkable story of Brawn GP, a new team that defied the odds and won both the constructors' championship and the drivers' title in 2009. The story is recounted in Hulu's new series Brawn: The Impossible Formula 1 Story, narrated by Keanu Reeves. The article concludes by emphasizing the joy of watching the team reminisce about their past successes. [Extracted from the article]

B BY THE NUMBERS b B 7 b Championships won by Lewis Hamilton (above), tied with Michael Schumacher for the most all time. Also, this year Williams Racing's Logan Sargeant (above) will become the first American driver to join the F1 grid since '15. B PIERRE GASLY b Last year the Frenchman, who is joining Alpine this season, pursued his fashion interest by working with AlphaTauri designers to launch a collection of four sweaters. [Extracted from the article]

This article presents a profile of Grand Prix racer Lewis Hamilton. The article discusses the history that Hamilton is making as the first black driver in Grand Prix racing. The article examines the emotions that Hamilton felt after winning his first Grand Prix race in Montreal as well as how excited he was to win the poll position. The article discusses how Hamilton is having the best start to a rookie season in the history of the sport. The author also traces Hamilton's history as a racer.

In his field Michael Schumacher's likely the best there has ever been. But Schumacher, like NATO or the metric system, remains a dark and distant mystery to most Americans. Incongruously, though, the first time I met Schumacher in person was at a not very sexy 10-minute press event last year in Indianapolis (Ind.), the anti-Monaco, before the United States Grand Prix. Treated now as the übermensch and elder statesman of Formula One racing by reporters, he was asked the kind of questions you'd expect and gave, with a small smile, the kind of polite, politic answers required. The second time I saw him, he had just kicked his brother hard in the ass. In yet another piece of canny race craft, Schumacher swerved well off his course, rolled silently up behind his younger brother, Ralf, and planted his driving shoe squarely in the sitz of Ralf's hosen. The third time I saw Schumacher, we were at a track in Valencia, Spain, where at the end of February he was testing his Ferrari for the 2003 season. For the successful, big-money two-car teams like McLaren or Williams or Ferrari, this year's budget for a serious run at the 16-race world championship might balloon to something between $250 million and $450 million.

Examines the appeal of the Nurburgring race track in Germany. Use of the track, nicknamed the 'Ring, for Grand Prix racing; Reasons why people flock to the German autobahn, where they can drive at unlimited speeds; Description of the loop.

The article reports on the latest developments in sports, politics and other issues as of April 28, 1980. Mario Andretti has dramatically revolutionized the Grand Prix car racing by winning the 1978 world championship with his car equipped with side panels. The Soviet Union team was the champion of the Columbia Recreation Department's Embassy Volleyball League for the fifth consecutive year. Greg Louganis won the three-meter springboard championship at the U.S. Indoor Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in late April 1980.

The article talks about the U.S. Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York. The event was the first time in history that the world champion of world drivers will be settled over U.S. soil after nine months of racing across four continents. In addition, the occasion was an opportunity for American cars with American drivers to race head-to-head with their European counterparts. Emerson Fittipaldi, though finishing fourth in the race, was declared overall racing champion of the world.

The article features Lord Thomas Alexander Fermor-Hesketh, Third Baron Hesketh, and his goal of winning the World Championship in car racing in 1974. It cites Hesketh Racing's driver, James Hunt, who placed second behind winner Ronnie Peterson at the U.S. Grand Prix in Watkins Glen, New York in 1973. According to the baron, his next goal will be to win the Indianapolis 500 race if his driver will win the world championships.

The article focuses on the renewal of Detroit, Michigan, which is driven by changes implemented in preparation for the inaugural Detroit Grand Prix Formula I automobile racing championship. These changes include road re-pavement, and real estate development, envisioned by Henry Ford II and philanthropist-financier Max Fisher in 1970. The result of the race is detailed.

The article features automobile racing driver Bruce McLaren of New Zealand. McLaren and Denis Hulme won 2 races in 1967 and finished 1-2 at Elkhart Lake and Edmonton, Alberta and finished second and fifth at Monterey, California. McLaren is known as a preeminent builder of racing sports car in the world and he was one of the first to be honored by the New Zealand International Grand Prix Association under its Driver to Europe program. He has devoted himself to the Canadian-American Challenge Cup series racers and he won in the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix.

The article discusses a project of developing U.S. first Grand Prix car, dubbed as the American Eagle. The car, being assembled by Dan Gurney and Carroll Shelby, is expected to debut in May 1966 at the Monaco Grand Prix. The car has a V-12 engine, dual overhead cams, 48 valves and 12 aluminum funnels along the top of the engine. According to the author, just launching the American Eagle on the grid at Monaco and to the starting line at other tracks on the Grand Prix circuit will highlight the realization of the American dream.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience at the eighth annual Los Angeles Times Grand Prix at Riverside, California in 1965.

The article focuses on the life of British racer Jim Clark as a farmer and Grand Prix world champion. It mentions his racing achievements and presents comments on his skills from other professional racers. It illustrates his driving prowess, farming, and social activities when he went home to Scotland in the summer of 1963. It provides a background of his early farm years and of his interest and eventual rise in racing, as well as his account of his Belgian Grand Prix experience and his view of the year's Indianapolis 500.

The article focuses on the dilemma facing road racer John Young Stewart and the death of his teammate François Cevert in an accident during a practice in 1973. Stewart has won 27 Grand Prix victories to become the most successful Formula 1 driver. Cevert was known for his courage, skill and humor. Also mentioned is the opinion of Cevert on the two options facing Stewart, one is to quit racing to save his life and the other is to quit racing and lose the meaning of his life.

The article reports on the victory of U.S. racer Bob Magoon at the Hennessy Grand Prix in July 1973. Magoon went into the lead in the tournament in his effort to accomplish a third straight inboard title by outracing his competitors. He won by a mere three seconds from Italian opponent Giorgio Mondadori. Some of the elements that made the event more interesting include the use of the 40-foot Cigarette automobile by Roger Penske and a 38-foot Bertram by Sammy James.

The article discusses the 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 20th Grand Prix of Endurance which took place at Circuit de la Sarthe, France from June 14 to 15, 1952. It states that the Germans won in 300SL coupes, while France played with a Mercedes-Benz 300SL, notable for the fact that it was equipped with a 3.0L I6 engine. France was represented by Pierre Levegh, who tried to drive the entire 24 hour race by himself, and almost won, though he hit the grandstand and killed 82 people including himself.

The article features 26-years old car racer Stirling Craufurd Moss, who finished second to Argentine Juan Manuel Fangio at the World Grand Prix standings as of November 14, 1955. Moss, however, has beaten Fangio in several races, including the Mille Miglia event in Italy. Moss is also the president of his firm, the Stirling Moss, Ltd.

The author offers an analysis of automobile racing in the first three quarters of 1954 and a preview of car racing in 1955. He asserts that the 1954 International champion would be Argentinian driver Juan Manuel Fangio because he has already won five out of six international Grand Prix races. He also states that the 4.9-liter Ferrari is the fastest among the sports cars as it has won in five international racing events.

The article discusses Formula One (F1) automobile racer Lewis Hamilton who has been named as one of the journal's seven style MVPs (most valuable players) in 2018, and it mentions Hamilton's interest in men's fashion and his Tommy x Lewis fashion collection collaboration with designer Tommy Hilfiger. Men's jackets, pants, and shoes are examined, along with an assessment of Hamilton's automobile racing career.

This section offers sports-related news briefs as of May 1969. Golfer Gardner Dickinson won 125,000 dollars at the Colonial National Invitation Tournament in Fort Worth, Texas, defeating Gary Player, 278 to 279. Majestic Prince defeated fellow race horse, Arts and Letters, at the Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland, winning 182,000 dollars. Race car driver Graham Hill won his fifth Monte Carlo Grand Prix in the same Lotus-Ford he drove in last year's race.

The article reports on the victory of New Zealand's Bruce McLaren in the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix, the fifth of the 1968 season of the Canadian-American Challenge Cup races, held at the Riverside International Raceway in California in November. McLaren and Dulme challenged each other on the first lap and four Chevrolet-powered cars competed by the 25th lap. McLaren and Mark Donohue tied for second and the title will be decided in the last race of the series in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 10. Hulme brought Team McLaren the driving championship.

The article recalls Germany's victory in the French Grand Prix annual Formula One automobile racing championship in 1914. It details how the Germans practiced every morning in the village of Givors, France to prepare for the race. Germany had five entries at Givors while France, Italy and England had three each. The article highlights the race in which Germany race driver Christian Lautenschlager defeated French Georges Boillot.

The article discusses car racer Dan Gurney's victory at the 1967 Belgian Grand Prix. Gurney rode his three-liter single-seater automobile called the American Eagle and achieved a record-breaking average speed of 145.988 miles per hour (mph). Gurney's victory also marked the first time since 1921 that an American car and driver had won an important Formula I race.

The article focuses on Australian Jack Brabham, who won his third world racing championship in 1966, and his participation in the eighth annual U.S. Grand Prix held in Watkins Glen, New York. Among the racers in the Grand Prix were Graham Hill of England and Jackie Stewart of Scotland. Doubts about the ability of Brabham as a racer are attributed to his personality. Jimmy Clark won the Grand Prix race after Lorenzo Bandini retired with a broken piston and Brabham experienced ignition trouble.

The article features the Indy 500 qualifying trials in May 1966. It presents a brief background on the mechanics and rules of the said trial in Indianapolis. Participants in the trial included men from the 1965 Grand Prix road-racing circuit such as A. J. Foyt, Parnelli Joneses, and Rodger Wards. The highlight of the rites was 1965 rookie Mario Andretti who finished a record-breaking average speed of 165.899 mph.

This section offers news briefs on sports as of January 17, 1966. Former light heavyweight champion Harold Johnson was defeated by Johnny Persol in a 10-round decision at Madison Square Garden in New York City. The New Zealand Grand Prix was dominated by Graham Hill of Great Britain. The Oberstaufen Cup in Germany was obtained by 1964 Olympic giant slalom gold-medal champion Marielle Goitschel of France.

The article reports that American race car driver Phil Hill is among the favorites to win the 12-Hour Grand Prix of Endurance that will be held at the Sebring International Raceway in Sebring, Florida in March 1959. He is the defending champion of the sports car race and a member of the Italian Ferrari team. He will be co-driving with his fellow Californian Dan Gurney. The author describes the track and the other notable participants in the race.

The article reports on the 300-mile automobile race at Trenton, New Jersey and the 1971 Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York. The race at Trenton is rescheduled due to bad weather so that it coincided with the Grand Prix where racers Mario Andretti and Mark Donohue are both listed. The director of the race, Malcolm Currie is presented with a trophy from the Grand Prix Drivers Association. The champion in the Trenton race is Joe Leonard, while the Grand Prix winner is Francois Cevert.

This section offers news briefs on sports as of April 27, 1970. Ruben Olivares has defeated Chucho Castillo in the world bantamweight boxing championship in Los Angeles, California. The Spanish Grand Prix race was won by Jackie Stewart in Madrid. Major league catcher Dick Brown has died of a malignant brain tumor.

The article offers a preview of the Verizon IndyCar Series (Indy Racing League LLC) automobile racing season which is scheduled to begin with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg race on March 12, 2017, and it mentions various race car drivers such as Alexander Rossi, Ed Jones, and J.R. Hildebrand. Three-time Indianapolis 500 race winner Hélio Castroneves is examined, along with the Chip Ganassi Racing Teams Inc. and KV Racing Technology squads.

News briefs on sports are presented. Swimmer Missy Franklin announced she would attend University of California, Berkeley. The 2013 U.S. Grand Prix automobile race has been postponed until 2014. Japanese amateur baseball pitcher Shohei Otani announced he would not enter the Nippon Professional Baseball draft and will instead become a free agent eligible to sign with U.S. baseball teams.

News briefs on sports are presented. Mickey Loomis, general manager of the New Orleans Saints football team, was accused of having monitored telephone communications of opposing teams from 2002-2004. The 2012 Bahrain Grand Prix was conducted without incident despite ongoing political demonstrations in that country. Baseball player Ivan Rodriguez announced his retirement.